Greetings from france italy and now south florida

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Greetings from france italy and now south florida

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Hey everyone my name's chris I was raised around dogs since i was a kid..my dad had a farm in the south of france and had boxer kennel..moved to US in 1993 and lived with a friend of my moms who had 6 dogs 2 GSD's I liked the breed and became a fan of working dogs..I was never scared of dogs until i met someone in 2003 who had 2 dutch shepherds I didnt know what kind of dog they were at first but knew they were special some spark about them made them different..his male was very aggressive he told me not to put my fingers near the fence or i would loose them.. his female was always wanting to play with the ball or anything she could find for that matter(rocks, leafs, paper, socks etc :).. she could play fetch all day but not like a lab or other dog which would be goofy about it no she was serious she would look at me like you better play with me and if i ignored her she would bark and poke me with her muzzle..I was still scared of her because she could turn civil in a second..so move foward a few years I ended up getting a puppy from him..a female dark brindle I absolutely wanted a dog like her mom..instead a got a female version of her dad high intensity high energy not very social but the ball drive of her mom..i then got with the trainer my friend was training his DS's with and started doing decoy work for him since he was a french ring guy for 20 years but now does more civil/protection training..so now ive been training dogs since 2007..I have 2 DS (Mini-Me and Gazoo) and a mali (Krash) I put my mali in there because i believe they are very similar..I dont agree with people who say they are the same dog they are very similar but not the same and I prefer the DS any day(my wife likes the mali's :) we'll leave her out of this

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Welcome Chris, MiniMe, Gazoo and Krash too.
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Welcome to the forum. Get your camera ready because everyone is going to want to see photos!

Take a look at this section of the board for information on how to post pictures, create a signature, create an avatar, etc... http://www.dutchshepherdforum.com/viewforum.php?f=55
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Welcome :dssmile:
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Welcome!
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Welcome ! :wave:

Were in South Florida?
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Post by Christie M »

Welcome to the forum and thanks for the great intro!

Are you planning to keep your dogs in the personal protection aspect of things? Or are you thinking of putting them into ring/PSA/Schutzhund? Decoys can be hard to come by, so you would be an asset!

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Christie M wrote: Decoys can be hard to come by, so you would be an asset!
Especially in South Florida !
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Welcome! yes, we want to see pictures !
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welcome!
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Thanks everyone..by the way how do i put a profile picture?..is it avatar?..i tried avatar it says my picture needs to be 0 to 40 or something..im in Hallandale right off I-95 and the dade/broward county line
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Yes, your avatar is what shows above your screen name. It is probably not agreeing with the size of the pic you are trying to place. ;)
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Welcome to you and your dogs :) And yes, we love pictures!
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